dcartist commented on Gigabyte's Cool Rain Memory Cooler Was Blade Runner Prop in Past Life, at 10:06 AM on Mar 9 Ugly imho. But everybody has different taste. Does anybody have a computer case mod that's basically a vertical column with air intakes along the bottom and chimney out the top, and lets convection pull the heat out the top? It would be pretty stylish, and if you set it up right, probably go easier on the internal fans too... more »

dcartist commented on Mobile Light is Solar Powered, at 9:38 AM on Mar 9 They've had those for years... more »

dcartist commented on New Gigantic StarCraft II Screens, at 1:01 AM on Mar 8 Graphics will be incredible. The thing about Blizzard games is that the actual animated game looks a million times better than the screen shots because the physics, the kinematics, and choices they make in animation. Graphics are not a static thing. more » [kotaku]

dcartist commented on British Protecting Local Textards by Padding Lampposts, at 12:27 AM on Mar 6 I vote "fake". But what do I know? more »

dcartist commented on Wristwatches Banned in College-Entry Exams Thanks to One Lousy Cheater, at 12:24 AM on Mar 6 At the national testing centers they use for medical boards, etc., they make you give up all your electronics. more »

dcartist commented on Joyrider, Possibly the Most Expensive LED Spoke Lights in the World, at 12:23 AM on Mar 6 Yeah, if you think these are overpriced, you should see what they charge for the car rims that have spinning LED displays on them... more »

dcartist commented on Data Encryption Easily Broken Using Keys Hiding In RAM, at 12:08 AM on Mar 6 This reminds me of how NSA demo'd how to get into the memory of a smart card by physically microdrilling a hole into the physical card, and reading the registers... - In the case of volatile RAM though, Why not simply run a shutdown bot that zeros the system RAM whenever you shut down the OS? more »

dcartist commented on Audiophile Deathmatch: Monster Cables vs. a Coat Hanger, at 1:20 AM on Mar 4 Put it another way, Trikekid. more »

dcartist commented on Audiophile Deathmatch: Monster Cables vs. a Coat Hanger, at 1:18 AM on Mar 4 Electricity travels "over" wire, and not through it? What kind of physics is that? Electricity travels THROUGH wires. more »

dcartist commented on Harrison, Molyneux Agree - Controllers Are Too Complicated, at 2:11 AM on Feb 27 Good thinking there guys. more » [kotaku]

dcartist commented on HTC Says Software Fix is Coming For Lousy Video Drivers, at 11:16 PM on Feb 25 Yeah, I blamed my problems on M$ Windows mobile. So it was really janky HTC software? *sigh*. How come reviews usually didn't mention this before I bought mine? more »

dcartist commented on B-2 Stealth Bomber Crashes, 1.2 Billion Dollars Turn to Smoke, at 9:49 PM on Feb 24 What are we supposed to be looking at here? more »

dcartist commented on How's James Cameron's Avatar Movie Going?, at 9:26 AM on Feb 23 @BlackDove: "Meh, as long as they're making SOMETHING. more » [kotaku]

dcartist commented on Gamer Risks Death To Save Nephew, at 9:11 AM on Feb 23 That's a terrific story. more » [kotaku]

dcartist commented on Wii Fit to Launch on May 19, Wall Street Journal Reports, at 9:51 PM on Feb 20 @wizardofpants: "This is more useless than sit-ups." Only fat people think sit-ups are useless. more »

dcartist commented on Backstory and Teardown of the Lenovo X300 (Components By Weight!), at 2:32 AM on Feb 19 Jeez... 1) Lenovo makes the IBM branded laptops and have for years. 2) That keyboard is not the one on the X300. more »

dcartist commented on Sony Donates to New Orleans Children's Hospital, at 7:58 AM on Feb 18 videogames are awesome for children's hospitals. Fun but also useful in recovery as well. more » [kotaku]

dcartist commented on Nikon D3 Camera Is So Good Reviewer Doesn't Want to Send It Back, at 7:35 AM on Feb 18 fringing and fish eye are strictly lens quality issues, right? I want that camera now. more »